Kumar Gaurav

Shahrukh wanted to be like Kumar Gaurav He even saw the 80s movie 'Love Story' three times in one day! He's a superstar today, but long before that Shah Rukh Khan was star struck. He saw a movie and wanted to be just like its hero. In SRK's case, the movie was ' Love Story (1981) ' and the star was Kumar Gaurav.  SRK posted on his Twitter account today, "Fm in car playing song from Hindi film Love Story...kumar gaurav & vijeta...saw it 3 times in one day...wanted to be like  Kumar Gaurav ." Shah Rukh added, "Met  Kumar Gaurav  and told him so. Had seen film with my mom. Strange how memories get attached with stars and they become important. Hug to him." And Shah Rukh is on his way to recovering from the bout of fever and cold that hit him last week. He tweeted earlier today, "Apologies the fever won. Bedridden with the taste of burnt steel in my mouth or so it seems. Today will try & work my way back to healt

Kumar Gaurav Biography 01 Kumar Gaurav is an Indian film actor. Though not very successful in the film industry yet his association with his successful father and an equally successful brother-in-law has kept him etched in public mind. The son of one of Indian film's most successful actors, Rajendra Kumar , it was in Kumar Gaurav's destiny to follow his father's footsteps into Bollywood. Being a star child he did not have much problem breaking into the Bollywood film circuit. In fact it was holding his father's hands that Kumar Gaurav stepped into the Hindi film arena. His debut film titled ' Love Story ' proved to the blockbuster of 1981. Rajendra Kumar had made his son's entry into the Indian film industry quite smooth with by producing, directing and even acting in 'Love Story'. The film gave  Kumar Gaurav  immediate stardom but as it would be proved later the success would not last long since  Kumar Gaurav  ended up with a string of

Kumar Gaurav on the disjointed Dutt clan.  The rift between Sanjay Dutt and his sisters, Namrata and Priya , is common knowledge. And now it's been told that it was Sanju's decision to join the Samajwadi party that cost him his relationship with sisters. Priya , an active congress member, wanted Sanju to carry forward the legacy of being a Congress member. Their late father Sunil Dutt was a Congress member. This caused the already strained relationship to break.  Till now Manyata was blamed as the reason for disharmony among the Dutts. A source close to the Dutts elaborated, "It was Sanjay's decision to join SP that did not go down well with his sisters, particularly Priya. As for Manyata, if Sanju is happy with Manyata, Namrata and Priya are also happy for him. Only they don't want Sanjay to be too pushy about her  acceptance as respect can't be demanded." Sanjay Dutt's once upon a time good friend Kumar Gaurav and brother-in-law too

Kumar Gaurav: Good guys always win Kumar Gaurav's honesty can take you by surprise. The man talks about work, family and Sanjay Dutt. He had the right lineage , the right connections and yet he drifted away from Bollywood. But   Kumar Gaurav   has been always visible, as the son of   Rajendra Kumar   and son-in-law of   Sunil Dutt . But why does he keep away from media?  He answers with honesty that can surprise you, "It is no conscious decision. As I am not doing anything, what is the point of talking to media ? I can only talk if I have something worthy to say."  So, the talk obviously veers towards his acting career. He has not been seen on-screen after Kaante 2002 ? "Very soon you will see me in a children's film,   My Daddy Strongest (2009) . It is a beautiful film on the father-son relationship and I loved doing it," says Kumar Gaurav . Did he draw on his own relationship with his father to do the role? "More than my relationship with my

Kumar Gaurav of KAANTE (2002) Nisha goes one on one with  Kumar Gaurav , one of the leading cast members of the roller coaster of a film, KAANTE. After being out of mainstream cinema for a while, Kumar Gaurav is ready to make come back with a bang in Kaante. The film is the first of its kind to entirely be shot in the United States. It just came out and its already being called the number one movie of the year. Read on to find out what  Kumar Gaurav  had to say. Nisha Rana : Its quite a rare treat to see  Kumar Gaurav  starring in a movie. What exactly helps you pick a role? And what infatuated you to pick this particular role in Kaante? Kumar Gaurav : There's a couple of things that help me pick a role. First, I would have to say the script/story. It definitely has to be interesting and make me want to be a part of it. Second, the role I'm offered, I have to want to do the role, otherwise I don't think anyone can persuade me to take it, and third, the dire

Kumar Gaurav - Love Story (1981) Directed by : Rahul Rawail, Rajendra Kumar  Written by : Humayun Mirza, Mahrukh Mirza, Shahrukh Mirza  Rajendra Kumar production  RD Burman songs  Cinematography : Radhu Karmakar  Suresh Bhatt choreographer  Cast : Kumar Gaurav, Vijayata Pandit Rajendra Kumar, Danny Denzongpa,  Vidya Sinha, Amjad Khan, Aruna Irani, Bharat Kapoor, Dev Kumar, Prem Kalra  Length : 155 min STORY   The contractor Vijay Mehra (Rajendra Kumar) tried the building inspector Ram Dogra (Danny Denzongpa) bribe. Since the integrity officer forwards this to his superiors, Vijay must apologize. The therefore called germinated enmity between the two men is greater than they are interested in both for the same woman: Suman (Vidya Sinha). She's Rams school friend and future wife Vijay. In his anger Vijay wants to force them into marriage, which drives them into Rams Arms: You get married. Vijay chooses another woman who dies in childbirth of his son. Years l

Namrata Dutt and Kumar Gaurav talk about the secret behind their 23-year-old marriage and family, including the former’s actor brother Sanjay Dutt . Namrata Dutt and Kumar Gaurav, both come from similar family backgrounds, both are ferociously private and both have similar tastes in just about anything. MUMBAI : They say opposites attract…funny then how most of them seem to be heading for splitsville. Fortunately, for Namrata Dutt and Kumar Gaurav, there’s nothing ‘opposite’ about them. Both come from similar family backgrounds, both are ferociously private and both have similar tastes in just about anything. Boring, you would say? “Not at all; we have our fun,” says Namrata, who has 23 solid years of marriage with Bunty (as Kumar Gaurav is fondly known) to back her statement. The unpredictable Sanjay Dutt No interview with any of the Dutt’s can begin without talking about the Dutt of the moment - superstar Sanjay.  Ask Namrata if rumours of Sanjay being married to Manyata ar

Kumar Gaurav makes a comeback with US film Actor   Kumar Gaurav   hasn't been seen much since he featured in director   Sanjay Gupta's   'Reservoir Dogs'-inspired ' Kaante' in (2002) . But the affable artist is quietly preparing to make a comeback, albeit in a low-key, offbeat manner. The actor has just finished work on a US-produced film titled ' Guiana 1838 (2004) ', directed by Rohit Jagessar, an Indian-American of Caribbean descent. 'It's a small film by Hollywood standards, but the New York-based producers are talking to Miramax for distribution in the US and elsewhere,' says   Gaurav . ' Guiana 1838 (2004) ', shot on a budget of $5 million, traces the voyage of the first Indian settlers who set sail for Guyana as plantation workers. 'I play the lead character in the film, a simple young man who goes out in search of a secure future and an identity.' Adds   Kumar   Gaurav : 'I am the only Indian actor in

By hook or by crook:  Kumar Gaurav hopes to impress in Kaante. The face might have aged, but it still has the same cute, chocolate-boy look. Meet, once again, Kumar Gaurav . More than two years after the late Mazhar Khan's eminently forgettable Gang, Gaurav is back with Sanjay Gupta in the slick flick Kaante (2002) . He is in good company. His brothers-in-arms in this remake of Quentin Tarantino's violent Reservoir Dogs are Amitabh Bachchan , Sanjay Dutt , Sunil Shetty, Mahesh Manjrekar and Lucky Ali. The six play a group of immigrants who plan a daring bank robbery. Shot entirely in Los Angeles with in-sync sound and an all-American crew, the film is slated to hit the screens in the last week of July or early August. Gaurav , whose careergraph spiralled down after his successful debut film Love Story (1981) with Vijayta Pandit , has many expectations from Kaante (2002) . "I play Andy, a computer expert," he says, about

Kumar Gaurav Determined to Bounce Back. Kumar Gaurav , the chocolate hero of the  1980s , is at last coming out of self- imposed hibernation. And it is none other than his brother-in-law  Sanjay Dutt  who is helping to bounce back to Bollywood. Sanjay Dutt  is venturing into film production after forming his company White Feather Films along with his friend  Sanjay Gupta . The duo have plans to launch their film titled  Kaante  the coming months and  Kumar Gaurav  has a very important role in it. Directed by  Sanjay Gupta , the film is based on Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino's " Reservoir Dogs ". It is about seven bank robbers who loot a bank. Driven by greed, they kill one another.  Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty, Mahesh Manjrekar, Akshay Khanna  and  Amitabh Bachchan  play the trigger-happy robbers and  Kumar Gaurav  plays the undercover cop recruited to nab them. Kumar  is convinced that  Kaante  will catapult him back into the limelight. We saw

Kumar Gaurav’s daughter marries Amrohi’s grandson. In March, Kamal Amrohi's grandson Bilal confessed his love for Kumar Gaurav and Namrata Dutt's daughter Saachi and announced that he would marry her one day. Well, the couple who have been dating for the last four-and-a-half years, have tied the knot.   Namrata confirmed the news saying, "Yes, Saachi has married Bilal. We wanted to keep it quiet, but now that you ask.... We had the option of calling everybody or just the immediate family. We chose the latter." The reason the wedding, which happened in Mumbai few days ago, was a hush-hush affair because Namrata's brother and Bunty's best buddy, Sanjay Dutt is in jail.   Bilal's father Tajdar, who not so long ago was raving about Saachi saying she is "prettier than most heroines and could have become a top star if she wished," was more reticent this time saying, "I'm happy with whatever has happened but I don't wish to el

Naam (1986): The film Kumar Gaurav made for buddy Sanjay Dutt. Sanjay Dutt's   career got off to a Rocky start in '1981. Following a battle with drugs and a series of flops, it had hit a dead end five years later. In these testing times, his buddy who became his brother-in-law,   Kumar Gaurav , not only stood by him but was determined to make a film that would bring him back into the race. This film was Naam. The idea of two half-brothers came from   Mahesh Bhatt , who during his growing up years was haunted by the ghost of his own illegitimacy. He sketched out the story of Ravi and Vicky to the two young actors and instantly, impulsively,   Kumar Gaurav   decided to turn it into a film under his banner. His father,   Rajendra Kumar , wasn't convinced, having spotted the dangers inherent in the script."Even though it was a two-hero project,   Rajendra Kumar   knew that the audience's sympathies would eventually swing from   Kumar Gaurav'

Bollywood goes to Berbice: Kumar Gaurav and film crew arrives. The movie " Guiana 1838 " is definitely in the making now that Indian film star,   Kumar Gaurav   and a crew arrived in Guyana yesterday morning. Indian film star, Kumar Gaurav and Shalini Singh in the compound of State House yesterday morning after meeting with President Bharrat Jagdeo. Singh will also be apart of " Guiana 1838 (2004) ". Gaurav, who is known as the `Chocolate Hero' of the eighties, appeared to be very calm despite a hectic schedule of making three films before August. Gaurav, who is from Bombay, India is now headed for Berbice for the continuation of the feature film, " Guiana 1838 (2004) ". According to the director and the producer, Rohit Jagessar, the film will focus on the abolition of slavery and the arrival of Indians in Guyana during the 19th century. Gaurav said that the atmosphere in Guyana is very good so far and he is excited to be here. He spok

Check out Rajendra Kumar with son Kumar Gaurav. He may not have followed in his father’s footsteps to box office glory but  Kumar Gaurav  shared a close camaraderie with his dad, late  Rajendra Kumar . An actor who earned the moniker ‘ Jubilee Kumar ’, in the 1960s when six to seven of his films ran in their silver jubilee weeks simultaneously, Rajendra, tried his best to launch his son into stardom, and for a while, even succeeded. He produced and starred in  Gaurav’s  debut vehicle,  Love Story (1981) , which proved to be a blockbuster, not to mention established the young actor as a chocolate hero of the 1980s. He continued to produce films for his son –  Janam (1985)  and  Naam (1986) , (the latter also starred  Gaurav’s  brother-in-law  Sanjay Dutt  in the lead). Gaurav went on to win rave reviews for his performance in the Mahesh Bhatt-directed  Janam (1985)  but his subsequent films failed to make a mark at the box office. Forced to take a long hiatus from act